Chef Filippo Gozzoli made his first public appearance at S. Pellegrino’s Meatball Madness tasting event hosted by Giada De Laurentiis at the Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival. Be sure to try his delicious Milanese Fried Meatballs if you’re planning to attend, and to vote for your favorite 2012 Master of Meatball Madness.

Here’s a great photo of our fabulous culinary team at Meatball Madness event last night which featured Chef Gozzoli’s Milanese Fried Meatballs.

From left to right: Executive Sous Chef Matteo Calciati, Executive Chef Filippo Gozzoli and Executive Sous Chef Mark Schmitt.

Adam D. Tihany Designed Restaurant to Capture the Essence of Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita”

Celebrated Restaurateur Sirio Maccioni Returns to Landmark Hotel

New York, NY (October 24, 2012) – On October 25, 2012, The Maccioni Group and The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, New York will open Sirio Ristorante New York. The restaurant, named after legendary restaurateur Sirio Maccioni and designed by Adam D. Tihany, will be the sister restaurant to Sirio Ristorante at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, and part of the Maccioni Group of restaurants that includes Le Cirque and Circo. Sirio is no stranger to The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, as the hotel is where he opened La Forêt lounge, restaurant and nightclub in 1972 and directed their operations for two years, just prior to opening Le Cirque in 1974.

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Restaurant:   Sirio Ristorante New York

Location:  Sirio Ristorante New York

The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, New York

795 Fifth Avenue at 61^st Street

New York, NY 10065

Telephone:                  212.940.8195

Website:                      www.siriony.com

Opening Date:             October 2012

Menu:                          Contemporary Italian cuisine

Executive Chef:          Filippo Gozzoli

General Manager:       Francois Latapie

Designer:                    Adam D. Tihany Continue reading →